How Declan Rice fee compares to most expensive signings in Arsenal history
The riches behind Arsenal earned the north London outfit a reputation as the 'Bank of England club' but the Gunners are no strangers to pinching pennies. Sunderland owner Bob Kyle valued his striker Charlie Buchan at £4,000 in 1925 - a bargain as he was worth 20 goals a season. Arsenal chairman Sir Henry Norris, always in search of a deal, therefore proposed a transfer where Sunderland would receive a guaranteed £2,000 and an extra £100 each time Buchan scored. Kyle accepted but only collected £3,900 after Buchan netted 19 league goals. Almost a century has passed but little has changed. The structure of the deal to bring Declan Rice from West Ham to Arsenal this summer was also a sticking point - although the debate did not revolve around Rice's scoring prowess. Here's how Rice will compare to Arsenal's most expensive acquisitions once all of the wrinkles have been ironed out. Declan Rice to Arsenal details The ticker tape had barely settled on West Ham's Europ...